Month: September 2023

Image of Bessel Van der Kolk's book, "The Body Keeps the Score"
Child Sexual Abuse

The Impacts of Child Sexual Abuse: How “The Body Keeps the Score”

How does child sexual abuse, or any trauma really, impact a person—body and soul? In his brilliant book, The Body Keeps the Score,* Bessel van der Kolk M.D. outlines the effects trauma can have on the body. According to van der Kolk, “Trauma is an event that overwhelms the central nervous system, altering the way

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